Designer:

D. Antoine Pierretz, French, active 1647  Search this

Print Maker:

D. Antoine Pierretz, French, active 1647  Search this

Publisher:

Madeleine de Colemont, French, d. 1664  Search this

Medium:

Etching on laid paper

Object Name:

Print

Type:

Print

Made in:

France

Published in:

Paris, France

Date:

1647-55

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

A design for a sepulchral (funerary) wall mounted monument with classical motifs featuring a rectangular frame topped with a pediment, a cartouche, and two putti on top. Flaming heart vase finials on either side. The ornament includes masks (mascarons), festoons of leaves, s-scrolls, a medallion, gadrooning and leaf moldings. A scale below. The plate is numbered.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-446-51

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d0e4082c-084c-41b3-a704-b28db89b7268

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-446-51